Erik Gunnar Asplund: Landscapes and Buildings

ISBN-13: 9780815378228 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 176 str.

USA) Woollen Malcolm (Pennsylvania State University

Opis

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, weaving together art, philosophy, history and literature, this book investigates the landscapes and buildings of Swedish architect Erik Gunnar Asplund. Through critical essays and beautiful illustrations focusing on four projects, it addresses the topic of buildings accompanied by landscapes.

Spis treści

1. Introduction. 2. The Woodland Cemetary part I: Home, landscape, and death 3. Observatorielunden and Stadbiblioteket: Intensifying the present 4. The Stockholm Exhibition 1930: A moving landscape 5. The Woodland Cemetary part II: A home for everyone 6. Landscape and summerhouse at Stennas: A Vitalist poem 7. Conclusion

O autorze

Malcolm Woollen is an architect and an Assistant Visiting Professor at Pennsylvania State University, USA.